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Mauritania vs Monaco statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritania has a population of 5.17M (ranked 125/197), compared with 38.6K in Monaco (ranked 191/197). Mauritania's land area is 397,955 sq mi versus 0.8 sq mi for Monaco (ranked 28th vs. 196th).

By GDP, Mauritania ranks 152/197 ($10.8B) and Monaco ranks 153/197 ($10B). By GDP per capita, Mauritania ranks 157/197 ($2,083), while Monaco ranks 1/197 ($256,581).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritania Monaco
Population
5432542
38341
Population rank 123/197 191/197
GDP
$10.8B
2024
$10B
2023
GDP rank 152/197 153/197
GDP per capita
$2,083
2024
$256,581
2023
GDP per capita rank 157/197 1/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,271
2024
$115,700
2015
Government debt
$4.84B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
45.7%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$936
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 144/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,194
2025
$97,128
2025
Land area
397,955 sq mi
2025
0.8 sq mi
2025
Population density
13 ppl/mi²
2024
48,010 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.7
2023
2.11
2023
Median age
18.4 years
2024
55 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
86.6 years
2025

Mauritania and Monaco: Comparison Charts

Mauritania and Monaco economies compared

GDP
Mauritania

Monaco
Year GDP
Mauritania Monaco
1961 $159,213,430 -
1962 $164,271,558 -
1963 $168,186,297 -
1964 $224,495,744 -
1965 $255,340,475 -
1966 $266,533,605 -
1967 $282,615,310 -
1968 $311,395,937 -
1969 $295,062,308 -
1970 $309,405,316 $293,127,333
1971 $335,568,907 $327,706,210
1972 $391,669,449 $402,451,901
1973 $493,237,876 $523,554,039
1974 $613,010,553 $563,949,254
1975 $703,377,837 $711,978,962
1976 $775,045,517 $735,324,245
1977 $799,030,017 $811,191,392
1978 $804,629,877 $1,000,555,218
1979 $951,900,945 $1,209,870,147
1980 $1,047,925,106 $1,378,175,524
1981 $1,105,494,682 $1,205,188,648
1982 $1,108,776,653 $1,143,216,457
1983 $1,165,171,263 $1,092,560,365
1984 $1,074,373,230 $1,037,329,604
1985 $1,009,723,326 $1,082,867,507
1986 $1,186,628,778 $1,515,234,743
1987 $1,344,664,725 $1,839,081,463
1988 $1,414,951,290 $2,000,704,745
1989 $1,450,647,019 $2,010,083,833
1990 $1,506,914,408 $2,481,307,077
1991 $2,133,692,697 $2,480,540,845
1992 $2,164,298,425 $2,737,049,231
1993 $1,847,353,211 $2,574,494,356
1994 $1,944,876,755 $2,720,332,135
1995 $2,091,726,101 $3,130,309,995
1996 $2,132,087,009 $3,137,886,995
1997 $2,071,996,564 $2,840,195,190
1998 $2,032,347,665 $2,934,593,468
1999 $1,985,922,776 $2,907,118,641
2000 $1,779,520,886 $2,654,462,665
2001 $1,746,063,558 $2,673,723,034
2002 $1,777,057,481 $2,919,647,982
2003 $2,051,147,607 $3,597,089,751
2004 $2,362,501,023 $4,043,551,489
2005 $2,936,019,526 $4,204,652,899
2006 $3,919,577,286 $4,586,826,513
2007 $4,346,212,355 $5,875,790,766
2008 $5,206,437,194 $6,502,942,245
2009 $4,714,595,548 $5,474,379,252
2010 $5,628,878,798 $5,367,561,570
2011 $6,764,627,746 $6,088,689,808
2012 $6,728,208,836 $5,742,749,294
2013 $7,223,071,097 $6,555,591,710
2014 $6,592,537,782 $7,070,017,324
2015 $6,166,863,897 $6,264,756,528
2016 $6,398,747,592 $6,471,290,794
2017 $6,800,135,898 $6,430,254,653
2018 $7,473,550,557 $7,184,333,936
2019 $7,894,764,886 $7,383,496,254
2020 $8,260,752,385 $6,730,736,283
2021 $9,222,536,364 $8,623,242,743
2022 $9,557,966,698 $8,800,430,486
2023 $10,651,709,314 $9,995,350,547
2024 $10,766,731,874 -

Mauritania and Monaco economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritania

Monaco
Year GDP per capita
Mauritania Monaco
1961 $188.2 -
1962 $189 -
1963 $188.2 -
1964 $244.3 -
1965 $270 -
1966 $273.6 -
1967 $281.5 -
1968 $301 -
1969 $276.6 -
1970 $281.3 $12,098
1971 $296 $13,334
1972 $335 $16,187
1973 $410 $20,882
1974 $494 $22,348
1975 $551 $27,921
1976 $589 $28,396
1977 $590 $30,875
1978 $578 $37,608
1979 $664 $44,990
1980 $711 $50,814
1981 $729 $44,157
1982 $710 $41,479
1983 $725 $39,076
1984 $650 $36,582
1985 $593 $37,690
1986 $677 $52,082
1987 $746 $62,456
1988 $762 $67,181
1989 $762 $66,816
1990 $772 $81,735
1991 $1,062 $80,997
1992 $1,036 $88,615
1993 $850 $82,685
1994 $865 $86,704
1995 $905 $99,032
1996 $904 $98,561
1997 $859 $88,582
1998 $821 $90,947
1999 $781 $89,698
2000 $681 $81,789
2001 $652 $82,403
2002 $649 $90,051
2003 $732 $111,110
2004 $824 $125,160
2005 $999 $130,539
2006 $1,301 $143,083
2007 $1,405 $184,559
2008 $1,636 $204,264
2009 $1,435 $169,150
2010 $1,660 $161,854
2011 $1,931 $179,364
2012 $1,859 $165,445
2013 $1,934 $184,941
2014 $1,713 $195,694
2015 $1,555 $170,437
2016 $1,566 $173,605
2017 $1,615 $170,663
2018 $1,723 $188,298
2019 $1,767 $193,747
2020 $1,796 $176,892
2021 $1,948 $223,823
2022 $1,960 $226,052
2023 $2,121 $256,581
2024 $2,083 -

Mauritania vs. Monaco life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritania

Monaco
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritania Monaco
1950 38.4 68
1951 38.8 68.4
1952 39.2 68.9
1953 39.6 69.6
1954 40.1 70
1955 40.6 70.4
1956 41.1 70.7
1957 41.7 70.9
1958 42.3 71.1
1959 42.9 71.4
1960 43.6 71.9
1961 44.3 72.2
1962 45 72.4
1963 45.8 72.5
1964 46.6 72.7
1965 47.4 72.9
1966 48.1 73
1967 48.9 73.1
1968 49.5 73.2
1969 50.1 73.2
1970 50.5 73.3
1971 50.8 73.4
1972 51 73.4
1973 51.2 73.4
1974 51.4 73.4
1975 51.6 73.5
1976 51.8 73.8
1977 52 74.2
1978 52.3 74.7
1979 52.8 74.9
1980 53.2 74.9
1981 53.7 75
1982 54.2 75.3
1983 54.6 75.7
1984 55.2 76.4
1985 55.8 77.4
1986 56.3 78.4
1987 57 79.3
1988 57.5 79.4
1989 57.7 79.4
1990 58.1 79.4
1991 58.3 79.7
1992 58.6 80.1
1993 58.7 80.4
1994 58.8 80.7
1995 58.9 80.9
1996 58.9 81.1
1997 59.4 81.4
1998 59.9 81.6
1999 60.4 81.8
2000 61 82.1
2001 61.7 82.5
2002 62.2 83.1
2003 62.8 83.6
2004 63.4 84.2
2005 63.9 84.3
2006 64.5 84.2
2007 64.9 83.9
2008 65.2 83.8
2009 65.5 84.2
2010 65.7 84.6
2011 65.8 85
2012 65.8 85
2013 65.9 85.1
2014 66.2 85.1
2015 66.5 85.3
2016 66.8 85.6
2017 67.1 85.9
2018 67.4 86.1
2019 67.6 86.2
2020 66.8 86.1
2021 66.8 85.1
2022 68.3 85.7
2023 68.5 86.4
2024 68.7 86.5
2025 68.9 86.6

Mauritania and Monaco population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritania

Monaco
Year Population
Mauritania Monaco
1960 824,298 21,808
1961 846,167 21,901
1962 869,184 22,078
1963 893,423 22,385
1964 918,955 22,686
1965 945,838 22,941
1966 974,157 23,131
1967 1,003,843 23,230
1968 1,034,739 23,437
1969 1,066,754 23,831
1970 1,099,806 24,229
1971 1,133,702 24,576
1972 1,168,355 24,862
1973 1,203,838 25,072
1974 1,240,188 25,235
1975 1,277,330 25,500
1976 1,315,336 25,895
1977 1,353,768 26,273
1978 1,392,713 26,605
1979 1,432,758 26,892
1980 1,474,043 27,122
1981 1,516,877 27,293
1982 1,561,176 27,561
1983 1,606,746 27,960
1984 1,653,693 28,356
1985 1,702,107 28,731
1986 1,751,835 29,093
1987 1,803,014 29,446
1988 1,855,859 29,781
1989 1,903,048 30,084
1990 1,951,878 30,358
1991 2,009,738 30,625
1992 2,088,135 30,887
1993 2,174,328 31,136
1994 2,249,454 31,375
1995 2,312,017 31,609
1996 2,358,188 31,837
1997 2,411,306 32,063
1998 2,474,651 32,267
1999 2,541,698 32,410
2000 2,613,441 32,455
2001 2,678,760 32,447
2002 2,738,655 32,422
2003 2,802,046 32,374
2004 2,868,664 32,307
2005 2,939,059 32,210
2006 3,013,660 32,057
2007 3,093,059 31,837
2008 3,183,269 31,836
2009 3,284,448 32,364
2010 3,390,965 33,163
2011 3,502,811 33,946
2012 3,619,034 34,711
2013 3,734,318 35,447
2014 3,848,514 36,128
2015 3,965,959 36,757
2016 4,086,657 37,276
2017 4,210,600 37,678
2018 4,337,685 38,154
2019 4,467,708 38,109
2020 4,600,131 38,050
2021 4,734,874 38,527
2022 4,875,637 38,931
2023 5,022,441 38,956
2024 5,169,395 38,631

Fertility rates in Mauritania and Monaco

Fertility rate
Mauritania

Monaco
Year Fertility rate
Mauritania Monaco
1960 6.15 2.81
1961 6.2 2.78
1962 6.24 2.76
1963 6.31 2.73
1964 6.37 2.69
1965 6.44 2.66
1966 6.52 2.63
1967 6.57 2.59
1968 6.6 2.57
1969 6.64 2.54
1970 6.68 2.5
1971 6.7 2.47
1972 6.71 2.44
1973 6.72 2.41
1974 6.73 2.38
1975 6.71 2.35
1976 6.73 2.33
1977 6.74 2.31
1978 6.73 2.28
1979 6.7 2.26
1980 6.67 2.24
1981 6.64 2.22
1982 6.59 2.2
1983 6.54 2.18
1984 6.48 2.17
1985 6.42 2.14
1986 6.34 2.11
1987 6.27 2.06
1988 6.21 2.01
1989 6.2 1.93
1990 6.18 1.85
1991 6.16 1.79
1992 6.13 1.76
1993 6.09 1.75
1994 6.06 1.76
1995 5.96 1.78
1996 5.86 1.82
1997 5.74 1.88
1998 5.62 1.95
1999 5.52 2.01
2000 5.46 2.08
2001 5.41 2.18
2002 5.37 2.01
2003 5.36 1.91
2004 5.37 1.99
2005 5.38 2.01
2006 5.4 2.1
2007 5.43 2.21
2008 5.44 2.38
2009 5.41 2.4
2010 5.38 2.38
2011 5.38 2.22
2012 5.35 2.29
2013 5.32 2.31
2014 5.26 2.49
2015 5.21 2.5
2016 5.16 2.58
2017 5.11 2.42
2018 5.04 2.49
2019 4.98 2.4
2020 4.91 2.38
2021 4.85 2.12
2022 4.77 2.11
2023 4.7 2.11

Mauritania and Monaco demographics compared

Median age
Mauritania

Monaco
Year Median age, years
Mauritania Monaco
1960 18.8 45.4
1961 18.8 45.4
1962 18.8 45.3
1963 18.8 45
1964 18.8 44.8
1965 18.7 44.8
1966 18.6 45
1967 18.5 45.2
1968 18.4 45.3
1969 18.3 45
1970 18.1 44.8
1971 17.9 44.7
1972 17.7 44.7
1973 17.6 44.9
1974 17.4 45.1
1975 17.3 45
1976 17.2 44.6
1977 17.1 44.2
1978 17.1 44
1979 17 44
1980 17 44.1
1981 17 44.2
1982 17 44.1
1983 17 43.8
1984 17 43.5
1985 17 43.4
1986 17 43.4
1987 17.1 43.5
1988 17.1 43.7
1989 17.1 43.9
1990 17.1 44.2
1991 17.2 44.3
1992 17.3 44.3
1993 17.6 44.4
1994 17.6 44.5
1995 17.6 44.7
1996 17.5 44.8
1997 17.5 44.9
1998 17.5 45
1999 17.6 45.3
2000 17.7 45.6
2001 17.7 45.8
2002 17.7 45.9
2003 17.7 46
2004 17.7 46.2
2005 17.7 46.5
2006 17.6 46.8
2007 17.6 47.1
2008 17.7 47.6
2009 17.8 48.3
2010 17.8 49.2
2011 17.9 50.1
2012 17.8 51.1
2013 17.8 52
2014 17.8 52.8
2015 17.8 53.7
2016 17.8 54.4
2017 17.8 55
2018 17.8 55.5
2019 17.9 55.6
2020 17.9 55.7
2021 18 56.2
2022 18.1 56
2023 18.2 55.3
2024 18.4 55

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Finance

Mauritania Monaco
GNI, Atlas method
$10.8B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
25.5%
2025
20%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.72%
2023
1.73%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.55%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
21,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.27%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
10.4%
2019
6.33%
2016
Services, % of GDP
43.2%
2024
88.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
30.6%
2024
11.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.9
2025
83
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.6%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2019
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.006%
2025
Total reserves including gold
$2.04B
2021
n/a
Personal remittances received
$94.5M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
30,000
2000
159,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.23%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
27.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritania Monaco
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.65 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.93 tons
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
19.6%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.4%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
50.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritania Monaco
% of world population
0.06%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,185
2024
+110
2024
Urban population
58.5%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.43 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.25 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
29.4
2025
85.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
30
2024
82
2025
Higher education index
14
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.02
2020
0
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
25.6
2019
0
2013
Visa free countries
65
2025
167
2025
Adult literacy rate
67%
2021
99%
2003
English speaking
4%
2025
40%
2025
People using the Internet
37.4%
2023
99.1%
2023

Health

Mauritania Monaco
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$7,656
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.9
2022
$579
2022
Life expectancy
68.9 years
2025
86.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.5%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.24
2022
8.89
2020
Age at first childbirth
21.8 years
2025
32.5 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
381
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
37.8
2023
2.7
2023
Obesity rate
23%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
5.2%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
26
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Mauritania Monaco
% of world land
0.69%
2025
0.000001%
2025
Land area per capita
76,983 sq mi
2024
20.8 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
153,321 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
1,145 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
7,614 mi
2018
47.8 mi
2019

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